Cumbria County Council

Welcome to Cumbria County Council Economy and Highways

Serving the people of Cumbria Council priorities

Our vision is: “To be an effective and efficient organisation that delivers the best possible services for the people of Cumbria within its available resources, protects the vulnerable, and works with others in the community to shape services and help find solutions for the future.”

- **Children**: It's a council priority. To safeguard children and support families and schools so that all children in Cumbria can grow up in a safe environment, and can fulfill their potential.

- **Adults**: It's a council priority. To support older, disabled and vulnerable people to live independent and healthy lives.

- **Communities**: It's a council priority. To enable communities to help shape their local services, promote health and wellbeing and support those in poverty.

- **Infrastructure**: It's a council priority. To provide a safe and well managed highways network, secure infrastructure improvements and support local economic growth.

- **Efficiency**: It's a council priority. To be a modern and efficient council.

Serving the people of Cumbria Economy and Highways Current Functions/Structure

| Function | Headcount | FTE | |---------------------------------|-----------|-----------| | CD & Support | 1 | 1 | | Business Support | 88 | 74.278 | | Capital Programmes & Property | 90 | 79.259 | | Economy & Environment | 145 | 130.876 | | Highways, Transport & Fleet | 397 | 374.259 |

Serving the people of Cumbria What we do

Capital Programme and Property

- Health and Safety
- Property Management
- Capital Programme

Highways Transport and Fleet

- Highways Authority
- Highways Maintenance including emergency response

Economy and Environment

- Waste Management
- Trading Standards
- Development Control and Regulation
- Countryside Management
- Economic and Infrastructure Planning
- Coroners
- Flood Risk Management

Serving the people of Cumbria Challenges

- Supply Chain
- Skills and infrastructure
- LEP capacity and funding
- Waste Service
- Flood Risk
- Two tier authority and planning

Serving the people of Cumbria Opportunities

- Local economic growth
- Strengthened Central Government relationships and reputation post floods
- Innovative approach to bridges and structure monitoring
- Cumbria Holdings Ltd
- Expand Better Places for Work Programme
- New Property Asset Management Plan
- Connecting Cumbria – enhanced digital network
- Strategic road and rail connectivity
- Highways revenue spend - more strategic approach

Serving the people of Cumbria Priorities

- Ongoing flood recovery
- £170m Capital Programme delivery
- Deliver significant uplift in highways capital works programme
- New Asset Management Strategy
- Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs)
- Better Places for Work options for West Cumbria and Kendal
- Waste Contract and working with Districts